Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Lorenzo García, who was convicted last month of conspiracy to commit fraud, has been transferred to a federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa.

Garcia was transferred this week to a high-securityÊPennsylvania prison that is 200 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 170 miles west of Philadelphia.

The former EPISD leader is at an adjacent satellite prison camp that housesÊminimum-security male prisoners, said Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke. "We always reserve the right to transfer inmates if we need to but as of right now, that's where he is and we don't anticipate any further movement on him," Burke said.

García on Oct. 5 was sentenced to 3åyears in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit mail fraud for steering a $450,000 no-bid contract to his mistress, and rigging the accountability system by artificially inflating student test scores.

He was at a federal holdover facility in Oklahoma City before he was sent to the Pennsylvania prison Monday.

Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones had recommended placing García at the La Tuna prison in Anthony, Texas. García had requested being imprisoned at La Tuna.

García's scheduled release date is Oct. 21, 2015.

Zahira Torres may be reached at ztorres@elpasotimes.com; 512-479-6606.